Sciton ProFractional vs. CO2 - Which Goes Deeper?

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Latest answer by Scott Greenberg, MD
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Does the Sciton Profractional Laser Go Deeper in Skin Layers As a CO2 Laser Does?

4 answers to Sciton ProFractional vs. CO2 - Which Goes Deeper?

Sciton ProFractional vs CO2

It really is not a question of which laser goes deeper. The more important factor is how each of the lasers interacts with your facial skin. The CO2 laser tends to transfer much more heat to the skin, hence the reason for incresed downtime, redness, etc. The erbium (ProFractional) tends noto todo that so the healing time and period of redness is usually shorter. Ultimately, your choice should be based on your surgeon's level of expertise with the device that he/she... more

Scott Greenberg, MD
Orlando Plastic Surgeon

CO2 vs. Erbium

I think the more important question is which offers more impressive results and that depends on your cosmetic target or complaint. Erbium and CO2 lasers both do a great job in peeling the skin and effecting the primary cosmetic endpoints of scarring, dyspigmentation and skin texture. The CO2 laser causes more thermal/heat damage to the tissue, which causes a greater amount of collagen remodelling and neocollagenesis. The long-term results of a peel with CO2 laser is... more

Michael Howard Swann, MD
Springfield Dermatologic Surgeon

How to compare depth of CO2 vs Sciton Profractional

The difference between fractional erbium and fractional CO2 is not that of depth, but of how the tissue is affected by the laser. Depth of penetration of the laser is a parameter that can be set according to what needs to be achieved by the treatment. Sciton's depth is from 25 to 1500 microns. Comparatively speaking, the thickness of the epidermis on the face is 100 microns. The thickness of the dermis is from 300 microns on the eyelid to 3000 microns or 3 mm... more

Emily Altman, MD
Short Hills Dermatologic Surgeon

Microlaser peel and Profractional Resurfacing with the Joule Laser

Regarding: "Sciton ProFractional vs. CO2 - Which Goes Deeper? Does the Sciton Profractional Laser Go Deeper in Skin Layers As a CO2 Laser Does?" The Sciton Joule laser which offers accurate ablation and fractionated Erbium laser resurfacing has the ability to remove skin layers as thin as that of microdermabrasion to layers MUCH deeper than a CO2 laser. It is all up to the doctor operating the laser. Rather than asking "How deep?" you should be asking... more

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

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